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    World Bank Mission Review Progress of Higher Education Development in Pakistan

    Highlighting the overall 83 per cent project progress, the Higher Education Development in Pakistan team presented a multitude of achievements, such as the award...
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    Education policy

    Nepal PM Prachanda Concerned About Money Outflow for Higher Education

    The Prime Minister was addressing the inauguration programme of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) – North Zone Vice Chancellors' Meet 2024 and the...
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    Afghanistan

    How Afghan Women Connect and Learn in the Face of Taliban Restrictions

    Social media has become a lifeline for many women and girls in Afghanistan but not all can afford it. The prevalence of social media usage...
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    Afghanistan

    Taliban Feels Women at Risk are Safer Behind Bars

    UNAMA's report says that, there was a "lack of clear delineation of responsibilities" with regard to gender-based-violence complaints. Afghan officials have, for the first...
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    Accountability

    China’s Young ‘Lie Flat’ Under Social Challenges

    The ‘lying flat’ or tang ping movement is a phenomenon that emerged in China in 2021. It describes the generations born in the late 1990s and...
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    Accountability

    UNDP Calls for Unfreezing Afghan Assets as Taliban Have Reversed Gains of Past Decade

    In its latest report on Afghanistan under Taliban rule, the UNDP says that ten years of Afghan economic growth have been reversed in just...
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    Asia Pacific

    World Leaders Condemn Attack on Childcare Centre in Thailand

    The attacker, a former police officer, killed himself following a major police operation to hunt him down after he attacked the nursery. An attack on...
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    Education

    Indian Government Launches Second Phase of Scheme to Mentor Young Authors

    YUVA 2.0 is being launched in view of the significant impact of the first edition of YUVA that saw huge participation from young and...
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    Secret Australian Inquiry Exposes SAS Command Failures and Toxic Culture in Afghanistan War

    The report underscores persistent questions about accountability for civilian harm. Related reporting on the region has highlighted ongoing challenges in post-conflict justice and the human costs of prolonged international military engagement.
    Climate change

    Cyclone Arnab Batters India’s East Coast, Leaving Trail of Floods and Crop Devastation

    While natural climate variability such as El Niño plays a role, the background warming linked to climate change adds to the heat available to these systems.
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    Bangladesh: Chandpur Fishers End Hilsa Ban in Debt, Urge Cash Support Beyond Rice Aid

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    Secret Australian Inquiry Exposes SAS Command Failures and Toxic Culture in Afghanistan War

    The report underscores persistent questions about accountability for civilian harm. Related reporting on the region has highlighted ongoing challenges in post-conflict justice and the human costs of prolonged international military engagement.
    Climate change

    Cyclone Arnab Batters India’s East Coast, Leaving Trail of Floods and Crop Devastation

    While natural climate variability such as El Niño plays a role, the background warming linked to climate change adds to the heat available to these systems.
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